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A good vacuum cleaner can generate around 2 psi of pressure on the outside of whatever you're vacuuming. That's 288 pounds per square ft. Let's see, around 12 sq. ft. of surface area on a header tank, times 288 lbs. That's nearly 3500 lbs of pressure being exerted on the tank. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Bullough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Coupers Tech" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Leaking nose tank > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any advice in this forum.]---- > > At 10:59 PM 1/20/02 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > >any advice in this forum.]---- > >== > > > >I hadn't thought of this. Actually, it surprises me that a vacuum > >cleaner could generate enough suction to collapse the tank, but then > >again maybe I need a new one. > > You can... ...you know how they always demo vacuums by putting a > funnel on the end and lifting a bowling ball? Well, it ain't much of a > challenge. An aluminum tank is a very soft thing. > > > However, I also thought of another reason why this > >might not > >be a good idea. If there were a significant concentration of fumes > >in the tank, an electric vacuum could present a danger of fire or > >explosion. > > Oh...shit...yeah! > > Greg > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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